Storage-battery plate



April l5 1924.

A. O. GARRETT ET AL STORAGE BATTERY PLATE Filed Dec. 17, 1920 z-INVENTOR.

Patented Apr, 15, lge.

ARTHUR 0. GRETT, 0F SAN DIEGO, AND CHRISTOPHER E. FUNNELL D WIM Il. HOFFMAN, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SAID GA rElT AND SAI@ FUNNELL ASSIGNORS TO SAID HOFFMAN.

i STOGE-JBATTY PLATE.

Application filed December 17, 1920. Serial No. 431,431.

Tol all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, ARTHUR 0. GAR- are: first, to provide a novelly constructed storage battery plate; second, to provide a storage batter plate with a non-conductor covering whic performs the functions of a support for the active material; thlrd, to

provide a storage battery plate of this class lnwhich a positive and separate conductivity is provided throughveach of the vertical tubes of the retainer which holds the active material; fourth, to provide a-plate of this class in which the grid, which is composed of a plurality yof vertical lead members, is incased in a non-conducting hard rubber retainer with vertical cells for supporting the active material; fifth,'to provide a plate which consists of a grid with a non-conducting receptacle to receive the same and sixth, to provide a plate of this class which is simple and economical of construction, very durable, is not liable to warp, twist or get out of order and which will not readily deteriorate.

`With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter our-invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and port-ions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and tothe characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application inl which:

Figure l is a side elevational view of our plate showing a portion of the side wall broken away and showing the active material positioned in the vertical cells of the retainer; Fig. 2 is an edge view of the plate complete; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a sectional view through 4 4 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view through 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

The grid 1, retainer 2 and active material 3 constitute the principal parts and portions of our battery plate.

The grid 1 1s composed of lead -with the p roper amount of alloy hardening and conslsts of a post 1, upper horizontal member 1b, lower horizontal member 1c and a plurality of vertical connecting members 1d. .i

The post 1a and the support 1b are of the ordinary or conventional type, the member 1" taperin gradually from the post outwardly. he members 1d, however, consist of` a plurality of spaced apart members made in separate tapering portions rovided with shoulders, as shown best in ig. 4 of the drawings, and these members 1 are inserted in cells .formed by the vertical strips 2a which are normally vertical cells in the hard rubber retainer 2. rlhese hard rubber retainers are also provided on each side with a plurality of slots through the wall of said retainer, thus permitting access of the electrolyte to the active material through the walls of the retainer, and the s ace around the members 1d in the cells isk fil ed with active material.

It is preferred to construct the plate as follows: After the grid members are inserted in the perforate hard rubber retainer as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the grid and retainer are then held with the bottom side up and the active material is shaken down into the dierent o enings into the retainer 2 which surroun s the various members of the lead grid, then the bottom member 1c of the grid is cast in position by means of a torch by setting a form around the retainer at the bottom, extending threesixteenths of an inch past the bottom edge which is lled with melted lead which connect with the extended ends of the members 1 and become an integral portion thereof,

lhe active material is used dry when lling,

after which it is chemically treated and formed. This process hardens the active material which is -bound around the lead grid portions 1d, the active material being additionally supported by means of the shoulders on said members 1d.

Though We have shown and described a particular construct-ion, combination and arrangement of parts and portions We do not Wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire to include in the purview of our invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

It is obvious that with this construction, there is provided a storage battery Aplate for heavy duty purposes in which the active material is supported in a casing with perforate sides for. permitting the entrance of the electrolyte and the percipitation of the inactive material; that the casin will thus support the active material an also provides against shortening between the plates and provides for rapid conductivity of the current.

Having thus described our invention what ducting, impervious substance casing pro-A vided with a plurality of spaced, single, cross partitions and provided with horizontally slotted sides.

8. I-n a storage battery plate, a nonconducting, impervious substance casing provided With a plurality of spaced, single cross partitions and provided with horizontally slotted sides, and a grid member with vertical, active, material supports positioned between said partitions in said casing.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands at Los Angeles, California, this th day of November, 1920.

ARTHUR O. GARRETT. CHRISTOPHER E. FUNNELL. WILLIAM L. HOFFMAN. 

